Camerota

Camerota
Comune
Comune di Camerota
Panoramic view of Camerota

Camerota within the Province of Salerno
Camerota
Location of Camerota in Italy
Coordinates: 40°02′N 15°22′E / 40.033°N 15.367°E / 40.033; 15.367Coordinates: 40°02′N 15°22′E / 40.033°N 15.367°E / 40.033; 15.367
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Lentiscosa, Licusati, Marina di Camerota
Government
 • Mayor Mario Salvatore Scarpitta
Area
 • Total 70.58 km2 (27.25 sq mi)
Elevation 422 m (1,385 ft)
Population (30 April 2017)[1]
 • Total 7,103
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Camerotani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 84040 (Camerota)
84050 (Lentiscosa, Licusati)
84059 (Marina di Camerota)
Dialing code 0974
Patron saint St. Vincent
Saint day April 5
Website Official website
OSM map of Camerota municipality showing the chief town and the three hamlets.

Camerota (Cilentan: Cammarota) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), menaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.[2]

Geography

Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.[3]

Frazioni

The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets ("frazioni"):[4] Lentiscosa, Licusati and Marina di Camerota.

The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and Porto Infreschi.

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  2. ↑ (in Italian) Info about the town of Camerota (municipal website)
  3. ↑ 40223 Camerota on OpenStreetMap
  4. ↑ (in Italian) Camerota municipal website: Licusati, Lentiscosa, Marina di Camerota


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